# My cat ate some Fig Newtons! Should I worry? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 10, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628 "2007-09-10T00:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/1 "2007-09-10T00:16:49Z")
Lame title, but says it all. When I got home tonight I discovered that one of my cats had eaten some Fig Newtons I’d been stupid enough to leave out. He seems to be okay, but I can’t find any info on whether figs are bad for cats. Has he poisoned himself, or is he just going to have some very healthy litter box visits? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/2 "2007-09-10T00:30:55Z")
[QUOTE=Morgyn] Lame title, but says it all. When I got home tonight I discovered that one of my cats had eaten some Fig Newtons I’d been stupid enough to leave out. He seems to be okay, but I can’t find any info on whether figs are bad for cats. Has he poisoned himself, or is he just going to have some very healthy litter box visits? [/QUOTE] As far as I know, the fruit of the fig and the fig of the newton are not toxic. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/3 "2007-09-10T02:21:45Z")
You should only worry if the furry ones sleep next to your pillow. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/4 "2007-09-10T02:38:46Z")
Yes, you should worry that from now on you’ll need to hide the Fig Newtons. Get a picture of the cat eating Fig Newtons and offer it to Nabisco for a price. Better yet, a video. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/5 "2007-09-10T02:39:09Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] You should only worry if the furry ones sleep next to your pillow. :eek: [/QUOTE] Shiva’s way too active at night to allow him to stay in the bedroom, unfortunately. He tends to climb on things and knock things over. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/6 "2007-09-10T02:53:35Z")
The worst that’ll happen to kitteh is that he will briefly be more “regular”. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/7 "2007-09-10T03:24:47Z")
I Can Has Froot N Cakez?! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/8 "2007-09-10T03:28:52Z")
[QUOTE=friedo] I Can Has Froot N Cakez?! [/QUOTE] And you can scoop the box, too! 😃 Seriously, I couldn’t find info on whether figs were dangerous for cats, so it’s a relief that it seems not to be. Thank you, all of you, for relieving my anxiety. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/9 "2007-09-10T03:32:18Z")
You’ll be singing a different tune when Shiva’s “Farts of Death” waft your way tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/10 "2007-09-10T04:00:01Z")
[QUOTE=Morgyn] Shiva’s way too active at night to allow him to stay in the bedroom, unfortunately. He tends to climb on things and knock things over. [/QUOTE] Living up to the name, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/11 "2007-09-10T10:12:28Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Living up to the name, eh? [/QUOTE] Earned it. As in, I named him that after he had displayed his natural talents in that direction. One time, he knocked over a lamp in my bedroom and tripped the circuit breaker for the room. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/12 "2007-09-10T11:13:01Z")
I’m glad your kitty survived the experience - the only problem you will have now is trying to find a safe place to hide them! They’re on the list of official cat treats now… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/13 "2007-09-10T12:01:09Z")
[QUOTE=David Simmons] Get a picture of the cat eating Fig Newtons and offer it to Nabisco for a price. Better yet, a video. [/QUOTE] God, no. Do we really want a lolcats-based ad campaign (“I can haz Newtons[sup]TM[/sup]!”) infesting the nation? It could be Spongmonkeys all over again. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/14 "2007-09-10T12:17:00Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] You’ll be singing a different tune when Shiva’s “Farts of Death” waft your way tonight. [/QUOTE] I am become Death, the Farter of Worlds. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/15 "2007-09-10T14:24:52Z")
Iz tootin ur newton. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/16 "2007-09-10T14:27:05Z")
> [@](#): > > should I worry yes–worry. worry a lot. Because now you will have to buy fig newtons every day for the next 10 years. ‘Cause once he’s had a fig newton, there ain’t no goin’ back to dry pellet chow. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/17 "2007-09-10T14:29:08Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] I am become Death, the Farter of Worlds. [/QUOTE] Hey, I thought that god hates figs. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/18 "2007-09-10T14:32:35Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] God, no. Do we really want a lolcats-based ad campaign (“I can haz Newtons[sup]TM[/sup]!”) infesting the nation? It could be Spongmonkeys all over again. [/QUOTE] Seriously, it’s going to happen. Get in there first. **Is it can be Leveraged Index Mutual Fundz® time now pleez?** P.S. To the OP: my fat cat Cookie Monster ate some grapes once and she’s fine. And chocolate. And she loves guacamole. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/19 "2007-09-10T14:47:50Z")
Food is usually kept in the fridge or in the pantry, because if it’s left out Shiva **will** eat it. I just forgot to put these away, so it’s my own fault the little furrball was able to get to them. And, **David** , he doesn’t do this when I’m around to see him do it; 'cause then he wouldn’t be able to do it, and he knows that. For the record, he chewed through the plastic wrap and took a mighty _chomp_ out of 2 cookies, and grazed a third. I think he must have decided he didn’t like the taste, since that was all he ate. ---
**Author:** ![Aangelica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Aangelica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aangelica)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628/20 "2007-09-10T15:27:20Z")
Could be worse. My bigger cat lurves him some jalapeno peppers. Seriously. Then he has Evil Wind. I can’t even begin to adequately describe the emanations from his nether regions after he’s had him some jalapeno peppers. It’s disturbing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-ate-some-fig-newtons-should-i-worry/418628.md?page=2)